The LUM
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A focused study guide for LUM's Medicine admission test, which is set in Italian, like the Medicine and Surgery programme itself. Written in Italian, like the test, to prepare you for what it actually asks, and built from LUM's official call and its syllabus annex. Covers both timed blocks: the 36-question Logical Reasoning section, then Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

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In the full exam

60 questions · 100 minutes, two sealed sections.

Who this is for

Built for LUM Test applicants specifically.

Medicine & Surgery applicants

Sitting the LUM Admission Test for LUM's Italian-taught MD programme.

International applicants

Applying to LUM Giuseppe Degennaro in Bari, Italy from abroad.

Resitting to raise a score

Timed practice and topic analytics to fix weak areas efficiently.

Applicants who need the full picture

Guidance on deadlines, legalization and scholarships, not just the test.

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The LUM Admission Test at a glance

Checked against LUM Giuseppe Degennaro's own published rules. Where something isn't published yet, we say so rather than guess.

Location
Casamassima, Bari, Italy (test sat remotely, not on campus)
Language
Italian (programme and test)
Registration deadline
Not yet published2027/28 not yet published; for 2026/27 the Bando set noon on 19 February and 19 March 2026, and LUM extended both, to noon on 23 February and 23 March 2026
Exam sittings
Not yet published2027/28 not yet published; 2026/27 ran 26-27 February 2026, repeated 26-27 March 2026
Test duration
100 minutes, two sealed sections
Number of questions
60
Answer options
5 (A-E), one correct
Sections
Logical Reasoning (36, 60 min) then Biology/Chemistry/Physics combined (24, 40 min)
Scoring
+1.5 correct · −0.2 incorrect · 0 blank (max 90)
Minimum eligible score
20 points
Delivery
Home-based, remote-proctored (ProctorExam)
Application fee
€200 per sitting
Logical ReasoningBiologyChemistryPhysics

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Before you apply

Dates, scoring and admissions

Key dates

Applications open
Not yet publishedThe 2027/28 call is not out yet (checked 14 October 2026). The 2026/27 call was published on 10 October 2025, and registration opened with it; the 2025/26 one on 19 December 2024
Registration deadline (February sitting)
Not yet published2027/28 not published; 2026/27 closed at noon on 23 February 2026, extended from 19 February
Registration deadline (March sitting)
Not yet published2027/28 not published; 2026/27 closed at noon on 23 March 2026, extended from 19 March
First sitting
Not yet published2027/28 not published; 2026/27 ran 26-27 February 2026
Second sitting
Not yet published2027/28 not published; 2026/27 ran 26-27 March 2026
Results and rankings
Not yet published2027/28 not published; in 2026/27 each sitting's scores were online a few days later (27 February and 30 March 2026), and the two merit rankings came out on 9 April 2026
Enrolment deadline
Not yet published2027/28 not published; in 2026/27 admitted candidates paid the first €8,500 by 13:00 on 15 April 2026 and completed enrolment between 15 and 31 July 2026
Waiting list (scorrimenti)
Not yet publishedIn 2026/27 places left free were offered down each ranking from 15 April, until filled or 31 December 2026 at the latest; by 1 October 2026 LUM had published 18 notices for MED_MD and 15 for MED_FM

How it's scored

Correct answer
+1.5 points
Incorrect answer
−0.2 points
Unanswered question
0 points
Maximum possible score
90 points (60 × 1.5)
Minimum eligible score
20 points overall: score below this and you are not eligible for a place, regardless of rank
OFA floors (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
At least 2 of 8 correct in each; miss this in even one science and you're assigned extra coursework in that subject after enrolment
Technical-fault resit
Candidates who can prove a connectivity fault may resit the entire paper on 31 March 2026, at equal difficulty

Admissions: LUM Giuseppe Degennaro

Degree
Medicina e Chirurgia LM-41R (6-year MD, Italian-taught); MED_FM or MED_MD pathway
Language
Italian: both the programme and the admission test. The Bando also asks for English at B1; without a certificate you're given an OFA, cleared through a course at LUM's language centre
Campus
Casamassima, Bari (Baricentro complex); test itself is sat remotely, not on campus
Tuition
€16,500/year for 2026/27 (€8,500 at enrolment, €4,000 by 8 September 2026 and €4,000 by 6 November 2026), plus the Puglia regional tax
Application fee
€200 per test day you register for (each sitting is paid separately)
Total seats
290 for 2026/27: 140 on the MED_FM pathway and 150 on MED_MD, subject to change by the Ministry
Non-EU applicants abroad
Not covered by the 2026/27 Bando, which is open to Italian and EU citizens and to non-EU citizens legally resident in Italy; confirm any route from abroad directly with LUM
Clinical training
MED_FM: Regional General Hospital 'F. Miulli' (Acquaviva delle Fonti), formally 'Policlinico Universitario Miulli' since a 2025 agreement. MED_MD: Mater Dei Hospital (Bari). Both also use other accredited facilities in Puglia
Application process
Admission test registration, application form and documents via the university's own portal; no interview

Checked against 4 official sources, most recently on 14 October 2026. Read the full LUM Admission Test guide →

Methodology

Why this guide holds up

01Sources

Built from official sources

Every section is developed directly from LUM's published syllabus and official exam criteria, cross-referenced against multiple years of past-paper data for accuracy.

02Review

Specialist-reviewed

Each resource is reviewed by subject-matter specialists and validated against the latest published exam criteria before release.

03Upkeep

Revised every cycle

When LUM updates its syllabus or exam structure, the guide is reviewed and revised to match before the next admissions cycle.

What's included

4 tested areas. Every topic LUM Admission Test can test.

20 mapped topics across the LUM Admission Test syllabus, aligned to the official LUM Giuseppe Degennaro regulations.

Part I · Scientific & Literacy Skills

Logical Reasoning

5 topics
  • Following procedures & algorithms
  • Selecting the relevant data
  • Predicting outcomes in linked systems
  • Deductive & conditional reasoning
  • Skimming & keyword search
Part II · Subject Knowledge

Biology

5 topics
  • The Chemistry of Living Things
  • The Cell as the Basis of Life
  • Bioenergetics
  • Reproduction and Inheritance
  • Evolution, Anatomy, and Physiology

Chemistry

5 topics
  • Structure of Matter and the Periodic Table
  • Chemical Bonding and Properties of Matter
  • Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions
  • Equilibria, Acids-Bases, and Redox
  • Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

Physics

5 topics
  • Measures and Kinematics
  • Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Optics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Electrostatics and Electrodynamics

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  • Every LUM Admission Test section, mapped to the official syllabus
  • Worked examples & key-concept callouts
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